Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 119, 22 Mei 1894 — Keep the Family Compact. [ARTICLE]

Keep the Family Compact.

A correspondeut of tLe Adtfrtc*r >tr.tes that tĒere seems a general nn.Jerstanding that tbe ConventioD is to ‘elect a Pre*i|dent of tbis Hawaīian Commonwealth for a reasonably long term. To whieh the inspire«J morning organ of the p. g. re- * : plies, that the Convention mav not do aiy s«ch impioDS thing as to reaio»e tbe bead of the ancieut and veu -n»ble image of an oli- i garcby set up by es-Miuister I Steveus. M'ilh great condescensson. however. the morning : oracle signiSe3, that the Conven- ' tion mty incorporate. if tbey see i fit, a provision iu the constitntion | e •nfirming the present iucnmbent i in oōiee. bnt »be\ have no author- i i ity to eloct anybodv, nor iudee 1 to do a vthing except make a' i constita'iou.” The A-iveriiser I might have added, that a consti- | tution e refully providing for the , health. and comfort of all the : provisional family now drawing; sustenance from the goverument ! bin, will be submitted to the iCoavention, and as tbe President! i ! aud vice President and the pro- ; posed six Ministprs, and tbe ! nomineo memhem of the Upper! House will bo eatitled to vote ! themselves into power, why the ! most sensible tbing the Kohala : man ean do is not to be critical, bnt to follow in snggesting questious tho lead of the provision;al family and secure the nomination for judge aud sberifi o£ j Kohala. L'